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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 610
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 216.54 Crore
More than 11 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 216.54 Crore  today. More than 11 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10414812
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2nd Dose
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10113282
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Precaution Dose
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6933571
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18436027
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2nd Dose
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17709796
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Precaution Dose
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13489496
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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40805714
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2nd Dose
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31229270
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61865192
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2nd Dose
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52828161
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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561054630
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2nd Dose
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514923897
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Precaution Dose
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84623263
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203989235
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2nd Dose
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196752975
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Precaution Dose
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44350719
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127640830
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2nd Dose
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123003876
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Precaution Dose
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45242186
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1024206440
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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946561257
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Precaution Dose
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194639235
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Total
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2165406932
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 17th September, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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17
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2nd Dose
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163
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Precaution Dose
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5434
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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41
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2nd Dose
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229
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Precaution Dose
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12052
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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12968
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2nd Dose
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28374
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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4928
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2nd Dose
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12954
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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12364
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2nd Dose
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45803
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Precaution Dose
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596306
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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2075
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2nd Dose
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10349
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Precaution Dose
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245406
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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1237
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2nd Dose
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6084
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Precaution Dose
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113668
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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33630
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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103956
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Precaution Dose
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972866
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Total
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1110452
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to inaugurate VAIBHAV Summit on 2nd October
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik  Summit on 2nd October at 6:30 PM, via video conferencing.
The VAIBHAV Summit is a global virtual summit of overseas and resident Indian Researchers and Academicians, and is being organized from 2nd October to 31st October 2020. The aim of the summit is to bring Indian origin luminaries in academic institutes and R&D organizations across the world and resident counterparts on a single platform to debate upon collaboration mechanisms to strengthen academic and S&T base in India for global development.
The inauguration will be followed by online deliberation sessions. The initiative involves multiple levels of interactions among overseas experts and Indian counterparts over a month-long series of webinars, video conferences etc. More than 3000 overseas Indian origin academicians and scientists from 55 countries and more than 10,000 resident academicians and scientists are taking part in the summit. About 200 academic institutes and S&T departments, led by Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India, are organizing the summit running through the month of October.
Over 1500 panelists from 40 countries, 200 leading Indian R&D and academic institutions will virtually deliberate in 18 different areas and 80 topics in more than 200 deliberation sessions. Concluding session is planned on 31st October 2020, on the occasion of Sardar Patel Jayanti.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
EPFO payroll data: 12.76 lakh net subscribers added during April, 2021
The provisional payroll data of EPFO published on 20th June, 2021 highlights that EPFO has added around 12.76 lakh net subscribers during April, 2021. Despite the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, April 2021 registered an increase of 13.73% net subscribers addition as compared to the previous month during which around 11.22 lakh net subscribers were added to the payroll. Data reflects that the number of exits in the month of April, 2021 have declined by 87,821 and rejoining has increased by 92,864 subscribers as compared to March, 2021.
Of the 12.76 lakh net subscribers added during the month, around 6.89 lakh new members have come into the social security coverage of EPFO for the first time. Around 5.86 lakh net subscribers exited and then rejoined EPFO by changing their jobs within the establishments covered by EPFO and choose to retain membership through transfer of funds rather than opting for final settlement.
Age-wise comparison of payroll data shows that the age-group of 22-25 years has registered highest number of net enrollments with around 3.27 lakh additions during the month of April, 2021. This is followed by age-group of 29-35 with around 2.72 lakh net enrollments. The members of 18-25 age-groups, usually first timers in the job market, have contributed around 43.35% of total net subscriber additions in April, 2021.
State-wise comparison of payroll figures shows that establishments registered with the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat, Tamilnadu and Karnataka to remain in forefront by adding approximately 7.58 lakh subscribers during the month, which is around 59.41% of total net payroll addition across all age groups. The North Eastern  states have shown above average growth in terms of net subscribers addition as compared with previous month.
Gender-wise analysis indicates that the share of female’s enrolment is approximately 22% of total net subscribers addition during the month. Month-on-month analysis reveals an increasing trend in net female subscribers by adding 2.81 lakh enrollments during April, 2021 which was 2.42 lakh during March, 2021. In addition to this, number of female subscribers who have come under the ambit of EPFO for the first time, has also increased to 1.90 lakh in April, 2021 from 1.84 lakh in March, 2021.
Industry-wise payroll data indicates that ‘expert services’ category  constitutes 45% of total subscribers addition during the month. In addition, industries involved in making plastic products, beedi, schools, banks and establishments related to iron & steel sectors have also registered above average growth in terms of net addition of subscribers during the of April, 2021 as compared to the previous month of March, 2021.
The payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise as updation of employee record is a continuous process. The previous data hence gets updated every month. Since April, 2018 EPFO has been releasing payroll data covering the period September 2017 onwards.
Ministry of Finance
Finance Ministry meeting with Infosys on glitches in e-filing portal of Income Tax Department
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman took a meeting with Mr. Salil Parekh, MD & CEO, Infosys here today afternoon to convey the deep disappointment and concerns of the Government and the taxpayers about the continuing glitches in the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department even after two and half months since its launch, which was also delayed. Smt. Sitharaman sought an explanation from Infosys for the repeated issues faced by taxpayers.
The Ministry of Finance emphasised that there is a need for putting in more resources and efforts on the part of Infosys so that the much delayed delivery of agreed services is ensured. Mr. Parekh was also sensitised on the difficulties that the taxpayers were facing and the problems that are arising on account of the delays in the functioning of the portal.
The Finance Minister demanded that the issues faced by taxpayers on current functionalities of the portal should be resolved by the team by 15th September, 2021 so that taxpayers and professionals can work seamlessly on the portal.
Mr. Parekh explained that he and his team are doing everything to ensure the smooth functioning of the portal. Further, Mr. Parekh said that over 750 team members are working on this project and Mr. Pravin Rao COO of Infosys, is personally overseeing this project. Mr. Parekh also assured that Infosys is working expeditiously to ensure a glitch-free experience to the taxpayers on the portal.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
NESTS to organize 3 Days National EMRS Cultural Fest at Bengaluru from 31st October to 2nd November, 2022
MoS for Tribal Affairs Smt. Renuka to grace the occasion as Chief Guest
The National Education Society for Tribal Students, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Tribal Affairs, is all set to launch the National EMRS Cultural Fest from 31st October to 2nd November 2022 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
The event will be hosted by the Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society  at the Art of Living International Centre. Minister of State for Tribal Affairs , Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta will grace the occasion.
The three-day affair will have participation from over 1500+ Eklavya Model Residential School  students from across the county in the cultural event.
Understanding the need to integrate tribals with the mainstream and to help them access equal opportunities to develop in various fields, the Ministry has been organizing EMRS Cultural Fests and Sports Meet each year, providing the tribal students a national platform to showcase their hidden talents in different spheres. This three-days event holds immense significance as the event is being held after 2 years and due to Covid it could not be held. The event shall give impetus to the all-round development of tribal students pursuing education in EMRSs, in line with the spirit of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat, promoting sustained cultural connect and celebrating unity in diversity through national integration.
Eklavya Model Residential School  is a Government of India scheme for model residential schools for Indian tribals  across India. It is one of the flagship interventions of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, and was introduced in 1997-98 to ensure quality education for tribal students in the remote tribal areas
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves grant of moratorium to Cochin Port Authority on repayment of GoI loans for a period of three years
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved a moratorium of three years  to Cochin Port Authority  towards repayment of the balance outstanding Government of India  loans amounting to Rs. 446.83 crore to tide over the financial crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The amount was to be repaid in 10 instalments commencing from 2018-19. However, Cochin Port Authority could pay the instalments of 2018-19 and 2019-20 only. From 2020-21, the traffic was badly impacted due to Covid-19 pandemic which adversely impacted the cash inflow. As a result, Cochin Port could not pay the instalments of 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Cochin Port has been brought under the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 with effect from November 2021. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs  on 24.08.2016 had approved the proposal for waiver of Penal interest on Government of India Loans taken by Cochin Port for various infrastructural developmental activities during 1936-37 to 1994-95.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 173.86 Cr
More than 41.54 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 97.94%
30,615 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 3,70,240
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 3.32%
With the administration of more than 41.54 lakh Doses  vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 173.86 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
This has been achieved through 1,95,98,966 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,99,960
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2nd Dose
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99,39,631
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Precaution Dose
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39,47,365
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,06,271
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2nd Dose
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1,73,92,895
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Precaution Dose
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55,72,301
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,27,06,855
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2nd Dose
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1,75,85,751
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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54,90,49,014
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2nd Dose
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42,99,79,799
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,18,15,183
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2nd Dose
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17,70,80,381
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,60,29,897
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2nd Dose
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11,03,22,289
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Precaution Dose
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84,54,083
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Precaution Dose
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1,79,73,749
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Total
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1,73,86,81,675
82,988 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,18,43,446.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.94%.
30,615 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 3,70,240. Active cases constitute 0.87% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 12,51,677 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 75.42 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 3.32% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 2.45%.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Khelo India Dus ka Dum saw participation from over 1 Lakh women athletes; Madhya Pradesh featured the highest number of participants
The Khelo India Dus ka Dum event, which was held pan-India from March 10 to 31, in commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2023, saw a massive 1,00,000+ participation by girls from all over the country in 1500+ sports events. The State of Madhya Pradesh has had the highest representation of athletes with 30975 athletes competing across 580 events.
Khelo India Dus ka Dum was inaugurated by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports , Sh Anurag Singh Thakur at the JLN Stadium on March 10.
Madhya Pradesh is followed by Andhra Pradesh, which saw a total participation of 17011 female athletes across 150 events. The events were organized by State and District administrations and held across States across its Cities/Districts, Universities across its Campuses/Colleges, SAI Regional Centres across its National Centres of Excellence, SAI Training Centres, Extension Centres, Khelo India Centres, Khelo India State Centres of Excellence as well as Khelo India Accredited Academies. The National Sports Federations also joined in through its State or Districts unit in consultation and support of Sports Authority of India  and other stakeholders.
The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, under the Sports for Women component of Khelo India Scheme, integrated the International Women's Day celebrations, with organization of sports competitions for multiple age groups of women across the nation. The Dus ka Dum event was held from Srinagar in Jammu to Thrissur in Kerala and Kokrajhar in Assam to Amravati in Maharashtra and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. The sports disciplines which featured were Kho-kho, Swimming, Athletics, Wushu, Archery, Fencing, Judo, Weightlifting, Hockey and Yogasana.
On social media, the Khelo India Dus ka Dum reached massive impressions. The total reach was 140 million and the total number of interactions during the course of the event reached over 1.4 million.
The Dus ka Dum event was a continuation of the numerous Khelo India Women’s Leagues that have taken place over the course of last one year. The Women’s Leagues witnessed more than 240 competitions with participation of more than 23,000 women athletes across various age groups. The Khelo India Women’s League have been held in more than 50 cities located across 27 different States/UTs. Multiple national records have also been set during various stages of the League.
The main purpose of these leagues was to not only strengthen the domestic competition structure and the talent identification but also to empower the girl athlete to compete and find her footing in sports as a career.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY INAUGURATES FIRST EVER TWO STOREY 3-D PRINTED DWELLING UNIT AT AHMEDABAD
The Indian Army inaugurated its first 3-D Printed House Dwelling Unit  for soldiers at Ahmedabad Cantt on 28 December 2022. The dwelling unit has been constructed by the Military Engineering Services  in collaboration with MiCoB Pvt Ltd incorporating the latest 3D Rapid Construction Technology.
Construction work of the dwelling unit measuring 71 sqm with garage space was completed in just 12 weeks by utilising the 3D printed foundation, walls and slabs. The disaster-resilient structures comply with Zone-3 earthquake specifications and green building norms. The 3-D printed houses are symbolic of the modern-day rapid construction efforts to cater for growing accommodation requirements of the Armed Forces personnel. This structure also stands testament to the commitment of Indian Army in fostering the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan'.
The technique utilises a concrete 3D printer that accepts a computerised three-dimensional design and fabricates a 3-D structure in a layer-by-layer manner by extruding a specialised type of concrete specifically designed for the purpose.
Ahmedabad based Golden Katar Division of Indian Army has been instrumental in pursuing the project with manifold applications even in operations. Indian Army units have already dovetailed 3D printing technology in construction of pre-casted permanent defences and overhead protection meant for operations. These structures are currently being validated over a period of one year and can be seen being incorporated in all terrains, the recent being in the UT of Ladakh.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers  – February, 2022
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month. The index for the month of February, 2022 is being released in this press release.
The All-India CPI-IW for February, 2022 decreased by 0.1 points and stood at 125.0 . On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by 0.08 per cent with respect to previous month compared to increase of 0.68 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.
The maximum downward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.30 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, beetroot, Cabbage, Carrot, Drumstick, French-been, Lady’s finger, Onion, Potato and Tomato, etc. are responsible for the fall in index. However, this decrease was checked by Goat meat/Mutton, Poultry Chicken, Apple, Chili Green, Parwal, Kerosene Oil, Doctor’s/Surgeon Fess, Medicines Allopathic, Bus fare and Private Tuition/Coaching etc. putting upward pressure on the index.
At centre level, Salem recorded a maximum decrease of 4.7 points followed by Tirunelveli with 3.7 points. Among others, 5 centres recorded decrease between 2 to 2.9 points, 4 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 28 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Thane recorded a maximum increase of 2.9 points followed by Bhilwara with 2.1 points. Among others, 9 centres recorded increase between 1 to 1.9 points and 35 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of 3 centres’ indices remained stationary.
Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.04 per cent compared to 5.84 per cent for the previous month and 4.48 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 5.09 per cent against 6.22 per cent of the previous month and 4.64 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW 
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for January, 2022 and February, 2022
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Sr. No.
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Groups
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December, 2021
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February, 2022
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I
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Food & Beverages
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124.7
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123.9
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II
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Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants
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141.5
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142.1
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III
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Clothing & Footwear
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122.4
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123.2
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IV
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Housing
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118.9
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118.9
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V
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Fuel & Light
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158.0
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158.6
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VI
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Miscellaneous
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122.7
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123.1
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General Index
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125.1
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125.0
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of March, 2022 will be released on Friday, 29th April, 2022. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
For “Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers on base 2016=100”, please click here.
Ministry of Railways
Railway Freight Customers to get Rail Green Points
Applicable to freight customers registered on e-RD portal of FOIS
Scheme likely to be launched in April 2022
Indian Railways has laid down Policy guidelines recently to assign carbon saving point, termed as Rail Green Points, to freight customer. It will be applicable only to the freight customers who are registered on e-RD portal of FOIS
Every customer who places demand online  for freight services may be prompted by a ‘Pop up’ thanking him for choosing to transport by Indian Railways giving details of the expected saving of carbon emission called Rail Green Points. Once RR is generated, the saving of carbon emission will be credited to customer’s account in the form of Rail Green Points and the cumulative points will also be shown in his account on Freight Business Development portal. Downloadable certificate displaying Rail Green Point may be provided in the system.
The Rail Green Points can’t be claimed for any benefit from Railways. Rail Green Points will be reckoned on financial year basis. The ‘Feel Good Factor’ that customers would get from this information will motivate them to transport more by train. Moreover, the corporate customers may like to mention it on their website, in their Annual Reports.
The module for Rail Green Point will be developed by CRIS/FOIS. CRIS will also evolve some kind of Green Star Rating type concept for customers for identification based on their Rail Green Points. Leadership board may also be thought of for Rail Green Points. The scheme is likely to be launched in April 2022.